Who's that Character?
The main protagonist of Soldier's Home
Harald Krebs
The time period in which Soldier's Home takes place in
Shortly after the end of World War I / Summer of 1919
The narrator states that Krebs desires a life free of ____
consequences / complications
An example of symbolism in Soldier's Home
The Family Motor Car
The War History Books / Maps
The Two Photographs
Bobbed Hair Girls
The literary device in the very title of the story, "Soldier's Home," given that the physical house Harold returns to is completely devoid of any comfort, safety, or understanding.
Irony / Situational Irony
This character serves as an antagonistic force in the climax that opposes the protagonist's worldview
Mrs. Krebs
Ernest Hemingway wrote Soldier's Home based on:
His own personal experiences as a war veteran
Krebs's choice to observe the townspeople rather than engage with them links to what theme?
Emotional Stagnation
Krebs prefers foreign girls over local girls for this reason
A lack of social interaction is required
Identify the main literary device used: "He did not want to get into the intrigue and the politics. He did not want to have to do any courting. He did not want to tell any more lies."
Anaphora (Repetition at the beginning of every sentence)
This character is the only person that does not incite any negative or resentful from Krebs
Helen / Krebs Sister
The name of the generation of young soldiers who came home after WW1 and found themselves alienated from the rest of society and their expectations
The Lost Generation
Soldier's Home utilizes a third-person limited narrator to reflect Krebs thoughts and nature. The tone of this narrator is very ____
Detached, objective, dispassionate
The two photographs at the beginning of the story show the ____ between Krebs before and after the effects of the war
Juxtaposition
The mention of the Rhine, a major river in Europe, is an example of this literary device
Allusion
A character completely absent from the story, who represents the patriarchal expectations forced upon Krebs
Krebs's Father
During World War I, Ernest Hemingway served as this before being wounded by mortar fire
From the diction to the literary devices used, the story is written in a way to reflect:
The emotional numbness and distance Kreb feels from the rest of the world
Symbolism is often used to represent a deeper, abstract meaning beyond its literal meaning. Symbolism is used in Soldier's Home to represent Krebs...
The emotional distance and trauma experienced from World War I.
Identify the literary device present in this line describing Krebs’s view of the local girls: "They lived in such a complicated world of already defined alliances and shifting feuds."
Metaphor